invade

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation

   Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939

2. 2
   verb

   penetrate or assault, in a harmful or injurious way

   The virus invaded the patient's lungs.

3. 3
   verb

   to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate

   This new colleague invades my territory

4. 4
   verb

   To move into.

   Under some circumstances police are allowed to invade a person's privacy.

5. 5
   verb

   To enter by force, usually in order to conquer.

   Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982.

6. 6
   verb

   To infest or overrun.

   The picnic was invaded by ants.

7. 7
   verb

   To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.

   The king invaded the rights of the people.

8. 8
   verb

   occupy in large numbers or live on a host

Etymology

From Latin invādō (“enter, invade”).